Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel admits Billy Gilmour could start tonight at FA Cup opponents Barnsley.

Tuchel has stated the positive first impression he has made.

“First of all, I like him as a person because for me he represents everything that a young guy from the Academy should represent when he arrives in the first team," he said.

“He is happy to be here and living his dream. He has the perfect mix between being humble and patient but also trying in every training session to improve and learn and not show too much respect.

“Billy has a lot of qualities – he is very self-confident in our training games, a very strong passer, very smart in finding positions and he has all the physical abilities to play in the first team."